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Website// http://www.geocities.com/naidosnews Subscribe// naidoswrestlingnews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe// naidoswrestlingnews-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com ====================================================================== Table of Contents//=================================================== naidO's daily note TOP HEADLINE Latest news & notes from the WWF, WCW & the rest of pro-wrestling Article// News and notes from this week's Ross Report Comment// Rounding The Squared Circle Remember... Affiliates ====================================================================== naidO's daily note//================================================== Hello to you and to those just joining. Tell your friends about the BEST newsletter around to subscribe today. Enjoy this latest edition of nWN! -Click for the SummerSlam results: http://www.naidosworld.com/results_sslam01.html -Click for the SMACKDOWN results: http://www.naidosworld.com/tvsmackdown.html -Excess debuts tonight and luckily, I have nothing to do! I'm sure the WWF is happy about that. Anywhoo, I'll check this show out, like much of you, for the first time and see how it is. They'll be looking to get ratings with Trish's ta-ta's but I'm sure the Coach will get on your nerves fast enough to get you to change to SNL. Anyway, good luck to them. Take care. LOVE THE NEWSLETTER? PLEASE TELL A FRIEND TO JOIN! Thanks for reading. naidO// ====================================================================== TOP HEADLINE//======================================================== -Official Excess Preview! Beginning this Saturday -- August 25, 2001 -- WWF Excess comes to you LIVE from the Federation's television studio in Stamford, Conn., at 10 p.m./9 p.m. ET only on TNN! Hosted by sexy Federation diva Trish Stratus and the Coach, WWF Excess will be a two-hour interactive show that will allow Federation fans to e-mail or call in with questions for weekly special guests. Triple H will be the inaugural guest this Saturday, so if you would like to talk to The Game, give him a call at 1-888-LIVEWWF (548-3993) or e-mail him your questions at wwfexcess@wwf.com. WWF Excess will also feature highlights from the week's television programs, interviews with Superstars, as well as feature segments about other Federation activities. It all begins this Saturday with Triple H as the special guest at 10 p.m./9 p.m. CT only on TNN! -As you can imagine, there's also a website dedicated to teh WWF's new show. You can check it out by clicking http://www.wwfexcess.com/ Source// ====================================================================== News from the WWF//=================================================== -Vince McMahon is rumored to be the one who wrote the final segment of RAW, complete with Austin's tribute and Angle's Milk attack. Rumors have it that McMahon is spending a lot of time working on main segments and is spending a lot of time with Austin and The Rock one- on-one. -Stephanie McMahon didn't come up with the idea of Y2J mocking Steph's breast implants on RAW. The idea first arose in a joking way. Then Stephanie said the angle would be ok by her if it would benefit Jericho. Stephanie is so into this and helping others, she actually wanted to take a accidental GORE from Rhyno! Luckly for Steph's safety, Triple H was backstage at SummerSlam and talked her out of it. -Once the DDP and Taker angle is finished which could have happened already (I hope!), Sara will be kept off television. Rumors have it that the reason Sara was even on TV to begin with was the Undertaker's idea because he wanted to be able to spend more time with his wife. -Some WWF workers in management are rumored to want to push Vince away from hiring Kevin Nash in January after his Time Warner contract is up. Many are saying this becauseof Nash's history of manipulative games and poor work ethic. However, Vince is still into Nash because of his size and Vince is still friends with him even since he left the WWF back in '96. -According to SLAM! Wrestling, due to reconfiguration of the Toronto SkyDome, WrestleMania 18 will be able to seat over 70,000 people. Pwtorch adds that WrestleMania 18 will be taking place on March 17, 2002. -WWF Smackdown scored a final 4.3 rating. -WWF.com has announced that William Regal and Tajiri will be the guest hosts on this week's edition of WWF Sunday Night Heat. -WWF.com also adds that Al Snow and the remaining Tough Enough cast members will be at WWF NY on Monday to host RAW is WAR live. -WWF.com has conducted an interview with Faarooq, where Faarooq discusses his recent 5-year anniversary with the WWF. To read the article, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1076513 -Rfvideo says that Paul Heyman is denying any accusations that MECW owner John Collins made in regards to him cancelling several MECW wrestlers airline tickets. -Rfvideo also reports that WWF management were unhappy with Tazz's performance last night on Smackdown doing the color commentary. -Some more pretty cruddy television numbers again for the WWF this week. Though Raw and War Zone took the top two positions on the Cable Nielsens chart for August 13th to 19th, the ratings for both are anything but impressive. War Zone (second hour of Raw) garnered a 4.2 (4.24 million homes in the U.S.) while Raw Is War (first hour of Raw) brought in a 4.0 (4.11 million homes in the U.S.). The lower first hour numbers is a trend that has gone on for months now with fans bypassing the start of Raw and tuning in later. With disappointing numbers like that before the annual SummerSlam pay-per-view you have to wonder what kind of the buy rate the show drew. Source// PWTorch.com, UltimoWrestling, RFVideo, SLAM! ====================================================================== News from WCW-ECW//=================================================== -For a full report of Lance Storm on Byte This! last night, click http://www.ultimowrestling.com/cgi-bin/discussion/forums.cgi?forum=6 Source// Ultimo ====================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================= -Bret Hart has updated his online commentary, you can read it by clicking http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/hitman_home.html -CW Anderson has also updated his commentary and that can be read by clicking http://www.ecwanderson.com Source// SLAM! ====================================================================== Article//============================================================= News and notes from this week's Ross Report *Diamond Dallas Page (Page Falkinburg) had his knee scoped to repair a torn meniscus this week and will be out of action for a few weeks. A new creative direction will be decided upon for him. *Chris Jericho (Chris Irvine) received a minor concussion at Summerslam. Jericho had a CAT Scan on Monday, which came out negative. *Kane's (Glen Jacobs's) is still working with a sore back. *Booker T (Booker Huffman) still has a sore calf; however, it has improved from the condition it was in before. *Billy Kidman (Peter Gruner) is currently going to therapy three times a week for his knee. He could be released by doctor's in the next couple of week and when he is cleared, he'll report to one of the developmental territories in Louisville or Cincinnati to get his timing back. *Rikishi's (Solofa Fatu's) shoulder rehab is apparently going well and is two months away from returning. *Chris Benoit will be out for another seven months. *Jerry Lynn will undergo patella surgery today and is expected to be out for three months. *Bull Buchanan's wife gave birth to an 8-pound, 12-ounce son this week. *Doesn't expect a line-up to be made for Unforgiven until two weeks or ten days before the PPV Source// WWF.com and of course Jim Ross ====================================================================== Comment//============================================================= Rounding The Squared Circle - by Sam Jerry "REPENT AND YE SHALL BE SAVED" OR "MILK, IT'S NOT JUST FOR DINNER ANYMORE" BY SAMJERRY VISIT MY HOME PAGE: http://www.members.aol.com/SamJerry How do you come back from a show whose most redeeming values were a mini-Buckwheat and a milk bath? You do what Emperor Vince did on SmackDown; you give the fans two solid hours of wrestling. What sort of goodies did The Evil One give us to keep us (sports) entertained Thursday? For openers her gave us the best wrestler on the planet, Mr. Everything, RVD defending the Hardcore Championship against the man he recently removed it from, Sir Jeffrey Hardy of the North Carolina Hardy's. These two have put on a series of matches, any of which could qualify as Match of the Year, with this one quite possibly being the Best of the Litter. While we all knew Mr. J. Hardy was capable of some outstanding things, it has taken RVD to bring out the best in him. In fact, RVD could probably (choke) make the best softball player who ever wrestled, (gasp) Vicious Sid look good. I can't believe I actually said it and wasn't struck by lightning, although I did hear a loud bang and there was a big flash outside my window. I digress, It ended with Mr. Hardy attempting a Swanton Bomb from the ceiling (OK, so it was from the top of a 15 foot ladder) onto RVD who he had gently placed on an Acme Table, product of The Acme Table and Steel Chair Company, Division of The Acme Corporation (Note: For those into that consistently ask me to keep them posted, The Ladder was also an Acme product also). As Mr. Hardy was descending, RVD decided nap time was over and awoke, leaving Mr. Hardy to enjoy a close up meting with the table. It took all The Kings Men and all The Kings Horse to put Humpty Hardy together again. In a display of sportsmanship, RVD helped remove Mr. Hardy from the wreckage. It will probably be easier to put the table back together again than it will to rebuild Mr. Hardy. As an aside, that dirty bird Raven attempted to pull the 24/7 Rule on RVD and steal the Hardcore Title. Not only was he unsuccessful, but drew the wrath of Princess Stephanie, along with her New Two, and the latest James Bond villain, Dr. What, down upon the two of them. Seems Steph's New Two and WWF Champion Dr. What are still in a foul mood (or at least still smelling foul) after the milk bath they received on RAW from Our Olympic Milkman. Despite the dressing down, Raven is still feeling his worms and oats and challenged RVD to a Hardcore Title Match on RAW Monday Night. I wonder how The Alliance's Evil Genius, Paul E., will view this apparent crack in The Alliance, considering how he wet his BVD's when The Sushi Buzzsaw faced X-Puke. Before the evenings festivities went any further, Y2J appeared and Sweet Steph's New Two cowered. He challenged Dr. What to a Title Match and to the surprise of only our dear friends in Beautiful Downtown Lower Dudleyville. Dr. What refused, granting a non-Title Match instead. After a great opening match, we got to see America's newest "favorites," The Big Slow and Mr. (Dumb) Ass, meet and defeat Big Daddy Dudley's favorite Boyz, Bubba Ray and D-Von. This answered the question many have asked and few have answered, "How do you know when someone is getting a Push?" If arguably the best tag team of all time loses to Slow & Ass, a Push is in progress. It took the creation of the WWF - Alliance angle for these two refugees from the glue factory to actually hear a cheer, albeit a small one. It is also a testament to the team spirit of The Dudley Boyz. Put your way back hats on and try to imagine The Steiner Brothers losing to Villiano's III and IV. That was really about to happen in the "Old" WCW, wasn't it? Our Olympic Milkman faced Dr. What's personal choice, Kanyon. If Kanyon had one-tenth the brains of his wrestling ability he could become a main eventer. Instead he has chosen to be a Dirtbag wannabe. He teams with the worthless piece of slug slime, and even patterns his entrance after him. The Emperor could do him a big favor and give him a clue. He put on a good showing, but had about as much of a chance of beating Our Milkman as he did against The Taker and Kane at SummerSlam. He met his demise at the hands of the Milkman Ankle Lock. Who among you doesn't to see Ankle Lock v. Ankle Lock, Milkman v. Mad Man. Where is Shamrock when you need him? In an effort to keep Buckwheat from being embarrassed again by The People's Champion, The Alliance tried to hide him with The Vulcan Swamp Beast and Test(icle). The Rock drew four aces playing poker with them, so The APA, Farooq and The Wall Street Whiz, figured if you can't beat him, join him. It was an excellent six man tag team match. There were bodies flying and lying everywhere. The Whiz used more clotheslines than you see on laundry day in Beautiful Downtown Lower Dudleyville. The highlight of the match was Buckwheat being stopped as he attempted a Spinadoodie. Clotheslines, Gores, DDT's, and all kinds of high impact action. In the end, Farooq was Gored by Swampie and covered by Buckwheat. This was as close as Buckwheat comes to winning a match involving The Rock. The Evil Genius keeps referring to Buckwheat as "The Most Electrifying Person In Sport Entertainment;" I have come around to his way of thinking. He is the "Most Electrifying," he's "ReVolting." On the entertainment side of things, Saturn was still looking for Mopie. This time in The Commissar's Office. The Commissar tried to foist Mopie's sister Sloppie off on him. The action between them and The Sushi Buzzsaw was hilarious. You have to wonder how Terri feels; losing out to Mopie. Then again you have to consider her choices in men: Saturn and now Raven. Then we saw the new Dark Debra bitching about Y2J's comments about her cookies. She needed love and affection, and asked Dr. What to eat one, one ten. With thoughts of Montazuma's Revenge in mind, he "accidentally" dropped the tray of cookies. Not to worry, Dark Debra will whip up another batch. I understand they are available for anyone who wants them on the WWF Web Site. The Canadian Comics got a shot at their eighth WWF Tag Team Championship against Taker and Kane. Services for Edge and Christian will be held at The Acme Funeral Home tomorrow, you know where. Poor Edge, all he wanted to do was defend his new Intercontinental Title, but his wise brother got that match canceled in favor of their slaughter at the hands of The Brothers From Hell. Their grandmother wont be happy at seeing her favorite grandson treated in such a manner and she may disown Christian as a result. For the men watching, a Ladies Match was next. Banged up (get those minds out of the gutter boys; I have first hand knowledge that she is still as pure as the driven snow) Lita v. Ivory, The Before Poster Girl for Cosmetic Surgery. While she is looking better (now there's an oxymoron) is her new Basic Black look than she did in her School Marm look, when you scrub her up, she is still Ivory. Hurricane/Gregory/Shane Helms rushed the ring to help Ivory and did. With his help, Lita went down to defeat. This didn't sit well with Lita's true love, Matthew Hardy, of The North Carolina Hardy's. He came to help his fallen angel and chased the bad people away. Do I see a Helms - Hardy feud a-brewin'? Is Helms really that hard up for a date that he is going after Ivory, who is like his Grandmothers age? Will Ivory "make a man" out of him? Will his mama get pissed and come after Ivory? Questions? Questions? Put up or shut up time for Y2J as he got his wish for a match (sans Title) against Dr. What. If you went into this match thinking Y2J had any chance of winning (other than by DQ or Count Out), please see me afterwards. I still have some lake front property available at beautiful SamJerry Acres II, located in Everglades, Florida. Sorry, everything in the luxurious Dudley Mountain community of SamJerry Acres I, Beautiful Downtown Lower Dudleyville has been sold. This what everything you would expect from these two. When Dr. What is healthy, he is a heck of a worker; Y2J always put out 110%, even when the ring ropes are as loose as Big Momma Dudley's underwear. A blow to Y2J's little guys turned the tide in Dr. What's favor. He used the ropes to help pin Y2J. At least we have seen a heel win without a run in or a Nick Patrick screw job. For the hearing impaired, Nick Patrick is the Head Alliance Referee, who thanks his lucky stars and Allah several times a day that he is gainfully employed. When "Old" WCW folded, he faced a future of "Want fries with that?" Thus ended a great two hours. The SamJerry-O-Meter registered a solid 8.5. Now if RAW can follow suit, life would be good in Dudleyville. 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